Golf O`mears Avoids Bogeyman, Takes Disney World Lead

BRIEFING

October 17, 1987

Mark O`Meara shot his second straight bogey-free round, a 68, to retain the lead after Friday`s second round of the Walt Disney World Golf Classic in Lake Buena Vista. ``After a 63 (in the opening round), there`s a tendency to have a little letdown. I just wanted to get it under par and keep it there,`` said O`Meara after his 4-under-par effort at the Magnolia course. He is 13-under 131, one shot in front of Bob Gilder, who made birdies from the fringe on the first two holes and went on to a 65 at Lake Buena Vista, the easiest of the three resort courses used for the first 54 holes. The format calls for the 132 pros to play one round on each of the three courses, each day with a different three-man amateur team, before the field is cut for the pros-only finish Sunday at the Magnolia course. . .

Bruce Crampton shot a 4-under-par 67 to take a two-stroke lead after one round of the Seniors International at Hilton Head Island, S.C. Crampton birdied the first three holes as well as the fifth and seventh holes, but bogeyed the eighth and ninth at the par-71 Harbour Town Golf Links. On the back nine, Crampton finished with eight pars and a birdie on No. 12. Two shots behind Crampton at 69 were last year`s champion Butch Baird, Orville Moody and a surprised Billy Casper. . .

Ryder Cup teammates Seve Ballesteros and Ian Woosnam had impresssive victories as the first round of the World Match Play championship was completed 24 hours behind schedule because of rain and hurricane-force winds in Wentworth, England. Ballesteros, aiming to equal Gary Player`s record of five match play titles, led by two holes Thursday against Katsunari Takahashi of Japan and collected two birdies in four holes Friday to win 4 and 2. Welshman Woosnam needed only one birdie in his last four holes for a 4 and 3 victory over American Sam Randolph, who was making his match play debut.

ONORATI LEADS BROWARD AM

Gary Onorati of Fort Lauderdale leads the Broward County Amateur after two days with a three-stroke lead over Chris Couch. The first two rounds were played on the Oaks and Cypress coarses at Palm Aire. Onorati, a two-time Broward Amateur winner, has a 2-under-par 142. Steve Spondr is in third with a 146. The rounds today and Sunday will be played at the Pines and the Palms courses at Palm Aire Country Club.

TENNIS BECKER, CASH SET SHOWDOWN AT AUSTRALIAN INDOOR EVENT

West German Boris Becker and Australian Pat Cash, the last two Wimbledon champions, had quarterfinal victories at the Australian Indoor Championships to set up a semifinal meeting in Sydney, Australia. Becker beat American Paul Annacone 6-3, 6-2, and Cash beat American Scott Davis 6-3, 7-5 at Sydney`s Entertainment Center. In the other semifinal, Ivan Lendl, the No. 1 player in the world, will face Yugoslavian Slobodan Zivojinovic. Lendl beat India`s Ramesh Krishnan 6-2, 6-3, and Zivojonovic held off American Marty Davis 7-5, 6-4. ``I`m sure it`s going to be a special match,`` Becker said. Cash will try to become the first Australian to win his country`s indoor title since Geoff Masters in 1976. . .

Tim Mayotte of the United States reached the semifinals of the Toulouse Open, beating Claudio Mezzadri of Switzerland 6-2, 6-1 in Toulouse, France. West German Ricki Osterthun rallied to beat Luiz Mattar of Brazil 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in another quarterfinal match. . . The College of Boca Raton has two players left in the final draw of the ITCA-Rolex Southern Regional in Jacksonville. Ann Louise Sjodin is seeded third. She beat Shannon Powell of the College of Charleston (S.C.) 6-2, 6-0 in the second round and Anita Owens of the University of West Florida 6-2, 6-2 in the third round. Pernilla Andersson is seeded sixth. She beat Colleen Madden of Spring Hill College (Ala.) 6-1, 6-1, and Sharon Bleiler of Berry College (Ga.) 6-1, 6-0. The fourth round and quarterfinals are today.

NBA KING LOOKING AT BULLETS; KNICKS` TOP PICK SIGNS

High-scoring forward Bernard King is leaning toward signing with the NBA`s Washington Bullets ``reasonably soon,`` attorney Bob Wolff said. The former NBA scoring leader has been injured most of the last two years and was not offered a new contract by the New York Knicks. The Boston Celtics were interested but the league`s salary cap kept them from signing King, who made $874,000 last year. . .

The Knicks signed former St. John`s guard Mark Jackson, the club`s first selection, and the 18th pick overall, in the draft. A source close to the team said it was a multi-year deal. The signing of Jackson comes a day after the Knicks peddled backup center Jawann Oldham to the Sacramento Kings. The moved allowed the Knicks to sign Jackson and remain within the salary cap. . .

Golden State forward Purvis Short signed a two-year contract. A 10-year veteran with a career scoring average of 19.4 points per game, Short became a free agent at the close of last season but no other clubs expressed an interest in him. He missed 48 games last year. . .